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Textile and Fiber Materials

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Textile and fiber materials questions cover the properties, sources, and applications of natural and synthetic fabrics. Topics include moisture wicking sportswear, plant fibers, and natural dyes. This subject appears in general science sections of various competitive exams and requires practical material knowledge.

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Textile and Fiber Materials Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is consists of extremely thin fibers?

  1. Char

  2. Biochar

  3. Carbon fiber

  4. Aggregated diamond nanorods
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Carbon fiber alternatively graphite fiber, carbon graphite or CF, is a material consisting of extremely thin fibers about 5-10 μm in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are bonded together in microscopic crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fiber.

Multiple choice

Which quality of cotton makes it ideal for making clothes?

  1. Cotton has less moisture absorbing quality.

  2. Cotton fibres have a natural twist.

  3. Static electricity build up readily in cotton.

  4. Water does not penentrate right to the core of the fibre.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, it is correct. This natural twist makes them suitable for spinning into a very strong yarn.

Multiple choice

The steps from fibre to fabric are given below. Which of the following shows the correct sequence?

  1. Spinning, Ginning, Weaving and finally Combing

  2. Ginning, Combing, Spinning and finally Weaving

  3. Ginning, Spinning, Weaving and finally Combing

  4. Combing, Weaving, Spinning and finally Combing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, it is the correct sequence. Harvested crop is dried and fibres are separated from seeds, which is ginning. Then, next step is combing and spinning and then finally weaving.

Multiple choice

Why do hair stand on their ends when woollen clothes are taken off?

  1. Woollen clothes get charged and thus, they attract hair.

  2. The hair get entangled in spaces between the knitting.

  3. Woollen clothes are made up of natural fibres and as hair are natural fibres as well, they are attracted to each other.

  4. Woollen clothes are good conductors of heat, which makes them soft and sticky and thus, hair get stuck to them.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Woollen clothes get charged when they are taken off, thus attracting hair.

Multiple choice

Which of the following are synthetic fibres?

  1. Silk, nylon, rayon and polyester

  2. Flax, polyester and nylon

  3. Nylon, polyester and rayon

  4. Wool, flax and jute
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The fibres made by human beings are called synthetic fibres. Nylon, polyester and rayon are man-made and hence, synthetic fibres.

Multiple choice

Shilpa wants to buy a dress made of silk but she does not have enough pocket money to buy it as silk fibre is very costly. Which among the following fibres would you suggest to her, that has properties similar to silk and is cheaper than silk?

  1. Rayon

  2. Nylon

  3. Polyester

  4. Acrylic

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rayon is a man-made fibre, which has properties similar to that of silk. It is obtained by chemical treatment of wood pulp. It is cheaper than silk and can be woven like silk fibres.